Brutus vs. Macbeth through Power‚ Ambition‚ and Honor “Absolute power corrupts absolutely‚” unless one knows how to use it‚ it shall not corrupt. Everyone has ambitions‚ a strong desire of achieving great things‚ and some will do whatever it takes to achieve their goal. Honor is a title one receives through their noble acts; but some honorable and strongly ambitious people may go as far as to give up their noble title to accomplish their purpose. William Shakespeare is a well-known English poet
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and distrust. Brutus‚ Caesar‚ and Cassius show how these set traits make them either honorable or dishonorable. The way characters show this changes the story. These characters are all kings but show what do under power and even before they were in power. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and Caesar show that they are either dishonorable or honorable through their actions and words. Brutus proves he is honorable with his words and actions. Brutus is in the battle
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Brutus easily changes from a sympathetic protagonist to a back stabbing‚ narcissist. In the beginning of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus was loyal to both of his allies: Caesar and Cassius. However‚ he was always thinking about the citizens in Rome. Brutus had made a self agreement to not be on one of his friends’ side‚ and doing this expected that nothing intense would happen. Later‚ in Act II scene i‚ Brutus is alone in his garden and debates whether if he should help kill Caesar. He concluded with realizing
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In William Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar" Brutus is a friend of Caesar. Brutus is a believer in the republic and a member of the conspiracy against Caesar. Brutus is a highly respected man in the upper class of the Roman society. Brutus is a noble and a good man throughout the play. Brutus is a tragic hero because he is born from a high class family‚ is an overall a good person‚ and his trust is his tragic flaw. A noble man should be patriotic‚ ethical‚ and selfless. He should come from a heredity
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"Julius Caesar" is a historical play by William Shakespeare. It is set in Italy‚ during the Roman era. The plot revolves around the murder of Julius Caesar and the power struggle between Caesar’s friends and enemies. In this essay I will compare and contrast Brutus and Antony’s speeches after Caesar’s death. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches are used to try and convert the Roman public to their side. After Brutus and his fellow conspirators kill Caesar outside the senate‚ Antony meets with Brutus
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that applies perfectly. In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is confronted with an internal conflict; he chooses to join the conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus was right in many ways to do so. Without Brutus‚ the conspirators would have probably failed or would have been misguided. They would have killed Antony and who knows who else‚ but Brutus kept them on the straight and narrow. Brutus did it for the good of Rome as a whole‚ not for himself. Before Brutus joined‚ Cassius was mainly in charge;
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someone or something is. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ a few conspirators kill Caesar in a coup d’état. Brutus is one of these conspirators. The other men‚ such as Cassius and Casca‚ kill Caesar out of spite and envy. On the other hand‚ Brutus is Caesar’s friend‚ and he is persuaded to kill for the good of the people. He is this group’s silver lining‚ because he kills for the good of the people‚ not just because he is jealous. Brutus brings righteousness to the group of conspirators with
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Julius Caesar is set in 44 BC were Rome was a republic. Roman influence had spread beyond Italy and through the Mediterranean and some of North Africa and also parts of Germany‚ Belgium and Britain. A senate governed Rome. The main objective of all this meant that not one person was solely in charge and had absolute power and were king like. Marcus Brutus is the most complex character in this play. Brutus is one of the men who assassinate Caesar in the senate. Brutus is complex‚ because he does
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As part of his ethical appeals‚ Brutus asks the people to consider his credibility when passing judgement‚ and appeals to their duty as Romans. Early in the speech‚ he demands that they “... hear me [Brutus] for my cause‚ and be silent‚ that you may hear: believe me for mine honour‚ and have respect to mine honour‚ that you may believe…” The repeated use of “my” draws attention to Brutus and his virtues‚ which he connects through parallel structure. “Hear me for my cause…” is arranged similarly
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story of Brutus and Portia in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. In 44 BC women were worth no more than the possessions of that the men previously owned prior to marriage. Though‚ there is a number of men who treat their companions as an equal to himself. Brutus was one of the Romans who honored and respected that concept. Thouse meaning the love of the two was a strong bond which holds trust and horror in the relationship. Portia does not fear Brutus. When Portia comes to Brutus in the night
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